In 2021, there is the risk of interest rates spiking. Investors should tackle duration risk with a longer investment horizon, suggests Sanjay Kumar Singh.
In April, the inflows into equity schemes dropped 60% compared to the previous month to Rs 4,608 crore, the lowest since Sept 2016.
In a chat on rediff.com, Feroze Azeez offered valuable tips.
In 2015, foreign investors slowed net buying of Indian equities.
Of the 70 international feeder funds, more than half have made losses in 2014.
Nearly three-fourths of the debt money, as of April 30, 2019, was invested in securities with duration of less than three years.
If your fund's expense ratio has risen dramatically after Sebi's recent changes, compare it with the category average before switching.
Large-cap scrips are still trading at a discount to mid-caps.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
Sebi directs freezing of all demat accounts not linked to Aadhaar by December 31
In October, the contribution through SIPs rose to Rs 79.85 billion, up 42% compared to the same month last year.
Debt funds have exposure of nearly Rs 8,000 crore to Zee group papers. Aditya Birla MF, HDFC MF, Franklin Templeton MF, and ICICI Prudential MF have the highest exposure, reports Samie Modak.